Akure

Type: City

Name: Akure

Latitude: 7.25

Longitude: 5.2

population: 420,623

First reported 44 mins ago - Updated 44 mins ago - 1 reports

Ondo Guber poll: Oke losses again as S-Court dismisses appeal

The Supreme Court, Friday, dismissed an interlocutory appeal that was filed against Governor Olusegun Mimiko by the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in the state, Chief Olusola Oke.In a judgement ... [Published Vanguard - 44 mins ago]

Entities: Olusegun Mimiko, Dismissal, Akure, Elections

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

FERMA Introduces Monitoring Units On Roads

A NEW approach to fixing federal roads across the country “before the cracks turned to ditches,” to reduce the cost of maintenance and reduce carnage, has been devised by the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), according to authorities of the ag ... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Akure, Abuja (Nigeria), Rehabilitation, Surveillance

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Rivers State

Holes In The House Report

The House of Representatives’ committees on Justice and Aviation on Thursday submitted a 12-page report on the grounding of Bombardier B700 Global Express (N565RS) said to belong to the Rivers State Government.Those looking for a neutral and objective ... [Published Point Blank News - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Rivers State, Helicopter, Akure, ADIO, Ministry of Aviation

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Ondo guber poll: Supreme Court dismisses Oke’s appeal

Posted by: on May 24, 2013 in News Update Leave a commentThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an interlocutory appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the last governorship election in Ondo State, Olusola Oke.The court, in a judgment, held ... [Published The Nation Nigeria - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Supreme Court, Dismissal, Akure

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

ACN, Akeredolu appeal Ondo tribunal’s verdict

Posted by: on May 23, 2013 in Featured, News Leave a commentThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its candidate in last October’s governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), yesterday filed an appeal against the ruling of the Election ... [Published The Nation Nigeria - May 23 2013]

Entities: Appellant, Olusegun Mimiko, Verdict, Witness, Elections

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Ondo withholds farmers’ fund to forestall fraud

AKURE — Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Bankole Ogunsuyi, said, yesterday that the state government had withheld the cocoa development fund to farmers to forestall fraud.Ogunsuyi told the News Agency of Nigeria, in Akure, that ... [Published Vanguard - May 24 2013]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Fraud, Cocoa, Akure

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

‘I am a Mexgerian’

She is Mexican by birth, but her intuitions are richly Nigerian. On this she says that she is a ‘Mexgerian’. Here is a Latin American Lady discovering Nigeria every day, and loving every bit of itShe has a certain energy, insight and warmth, and possesses ... [Published Daily Trust Nigera - May 23 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Mexico, Abuja (Nigeria), Akure

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Ihejirika Raises Alarm On Moles in the Army

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has made a shocking revelation that some military officers are in the habit of sabotaging security operations by leaking information to Boko Haram insurgents, similar to the one that led to the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Okene, Nigerian Army, Boko Haram, Sabotage

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Ondo parties merger in murky waters

AKURE — THE constitution of a merger of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has run into troubled waters as the state chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday, disowned move spear-headed by Senator Ajayi Boroffice.It was ... [Published Vanguard - May 23 2013]

Entities: Ondo (Nigeria), Akure, APC All Progressives Congress, Mergers & Acquisitions

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Am too young to be widowed, kidney patient?s wife cries out

ADO-EKITI — A 34-year-old young man, Mr. Olanrewaju Olawole, is said to need N7 million to stay alive, as he is afflicted by a kidney-related problem.His wife, Funmi, said: “I am a young lady and this is not the right time for me to become a widow. It ... [Published Vanguard - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kidney, FMC, Akure, Dialysis, Malaria

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ondo Capital, Akure, Becomes Den for Kidnappers

Akure, the formerly peaceful capital of Ondo State has become a den of kidnappers as residents are abducted at will with many now living in fear of who would be the next victims.In the last two months, at least eight high profile kidnappings for ransom ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Akure, Ondo (Nigeria), Kidnapping

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Police Probes Alms-Giver's Missing Manhood Claim

Police authorities in Ondo State say they are investigating a middle-aged woman accused of castrating a man using charms.The alleged victim, a graduate of College of Education, Oro, Kwara State, claimed the woman, a beggar, allegedly hypnotized him after ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Akure, Police, Ilorin, Commercial Vehicle, Investigation

Quotes

In Lagos on February 28, Jonathan promised to partner with Lagos State in the interest of its continuous growth and the nation's economic buoyancy. "We have taken this period to study what we are going to do and by your mandate in May 29, we will hit the ground running" he said. On Feb 21 in Ilorin, he promised to tackle poverty and revitalize ailing industries; in Abuja on March 21 at a meeting with leaders of the National...

Jonathan's Half-Time - Club Down, Manager Out [opinion] [Published Individual.com - 10 hours ago]

"I want to state that any officer or soldier caught one way or the other will be disciplined severely; there are no two ways about it."

Ihejirika Raises Alarm On Moles in the Army [Published AllAfrica.com - May 23 2013]

"I am not considering going back to the creeks no matter the frustration I am facing from the state government. ”"

Ateke Tom, others hold Amaechi-must-go-protest [Published Nigerian Compass - May 23 2013]

"We have seen some cocoa farmers abandon cocoa cultivation because of low prices; more farmers could join and stop cocoa production if prices continue to go down" he said

DJ Southwest Nigeria's Graded Cocoa Prices Fall - Buyers [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

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Fayose was my boss...I’ll beat him, others for ... [Published Nigerian Compass - May 23 2013]
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Ateke Tom, others hold Amaechi-must-go-protest [Published Nigerian Compass - May 23 2013]
Ondo ACN Disowns APC Merger C’ttee [Published This Day Online - May 23 2013]
ACN, Akeredolu appeal Ondo tribunal’s verdict [Published The Nation Nigeria - May 23 2013]
Ondo parties merger in murky waters [Published Vanguard - May 23 2013]
2015: Ijaw back Jonathan for second term [Published Vanguard - May 22 2013]
Jonathan orders MDAs to complete on-going projects [Published Vanguard - May 22 2013]
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Olagbegi Leads Owo Monarchs To Mimiko On Solida... [Published Point Blank News - May 21 2013]
DJ Southwest Nigeria's Graded Cocoa Prices Fall... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
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FG Distribute High-Yielding Oil Palm... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Nigeria Targets 700,000 Young Farmers in New Jo... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Ondo Capital, Akure, Becomes Den for Kidnappers [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Ex-FERMA director seeks reintroduction of weigh... [Published Nigeria Punch - May 20 2013]
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